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Hospitals in Kenya capital, nearby town vandalised during protests

8 Jul 2025

By Humphrey Malalo and vincent mumo NAIROBI (Reuters) -At least two hospitals in Kenya sustained damage during protests to mark the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies, witnesses and hospital officials said on Tuesday, a day after the demonstrations left 11 people dead, according to the police. Tensions have been running high in the East African …

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Israeli military official says Iran hit some military sites last month

8 Jul 2025

TEL AVIV (Reuters) -An Israeli military official said on Tuesday that Iranian air strikes last month had hit some Israeli military sites, the first such apparent public acknowledgement that such locations had been struck. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity in accordance with military briefing rules, said that “very few” sites had been hit …

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Independent Russian election monitoring group announces its closure after jailing of chairman

8 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s only independent election watchdog said on Tuesday it was closing down after a court jailed its co-chairman for five years in May after finding him guilty of working with an “undesirable organisation”. Golos, which means both “voice” and “vote” in Russian, first angered the authorities by publicising evidence of what it said …

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Italy’s Bergamo airport temporarily closed after runway death

8 Jul 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s Bergamo airport, which offers low-cost airline connections to and from nearby Milan, was temporarily closed on Tuesday after a man died on a runway during take-off preparations for a flight. Flight operations were suspended from 10.20 am till midday local time (0820-1000 GMT) “due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway,” …

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Tennis-Wimbledon expansion plan under fire from local campaigners

8 Jul 2025

By Sam Tobin and Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON (Reuters) -Wimbledon’s plans to expand the grounds for the world’s oldest and most prestigious Grand Slam in tennis came under scrutiny on Tuesday as campaigners’ challenge to the expansion began at the High Court in London. Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park is taking legal action over planning permission …

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Chanel shows haute couture in private salon setting at Grand Palais

8 Jul 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -Chanel showed its latest collection of haute couture in an all-beige salon set at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday, its last runway presentation by the design studio before the debut of new creative director Matthieu Blazy expected in September.  Models emerged from an ornate entrance, parading long- skirted dresses in soft …

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Attacker rails against Slovak prime minister as shooting trial begins

8 Jul 2025

By Jan Lopatka BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) -The man who shot and seriously wounded Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico last year railed against Fico as he was led in shackles into court on Tuesday, at the start of a trial that could see him jailed for life. Juraj Cintula, 72, acknowledges shooting the prime minister …

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Kremlin says it was shocked by tragic death of former minister that Putin fired

8 Jul 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it was shocked by the sudden death of Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoit, news of which broke hours after President Vladimir Putin had sacked him. Starovoit was found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis is that he took …

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Italy withdraws stamps showing South Tyrol due to German text missing

8 Jul 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s government has withdrawn two new stamps depicting natural landmarks of the bilingual South Tyrol province, in the north of the country, because they did not have inscriptions in German. The stamps were due out on Tuesday but were withdrawn before they went on sale, a spokesman for the industry ministry said. The …

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Kremlin says it will take time to clarify what weapons US will send to Ukraine after Trump remarks

8 Jul 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it would take time to clarify what weapons the United States is supplying and will supply to Ukraine after President Donald Trump said Washington would have to send more arms to Kyiv. Trump said on Monday that the United States would send more weapons to Ukraine, primarily …

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